Yet onetime author Harper Lee is a mysterious figure who leads a very private life in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, refusing to give interviews or talk about the novel that made her a household name. It's also a perennial favorite in highschool English classrooms across the nation. Language eng Summary To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. Label I Am Scout Title I Am Scout Statement of responsibility Charles J. I Am Scout is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year Anyone who has enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird will appreciate this glimpse into the life of its fascinating author. Shields is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, which he has adapted here for younger readers.What emerges in this riveting portrait is the story of an unconventional, high-spirited woman who drew on her love of writing and her Southern home to create a book that continues to speak to new generations of readers. Lee's life is as rich as her fiction, from her girlhood as a rebellious tomboy to her days at the University of Alabama and early years as a struggling writer in New York City. Summary To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library.Central Library - 8th Floor - Genealogy.

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